Ascending Phase

Famous quotes containing the words ascending and/or phase:

“It is the most enduring quality, and the most ascending quality.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“I had let preadolescence creep up on me without paying much attention—and I seriously underestimated this insidious phase of child development. You hear about it, but you’re not a true believer until it jumps out at you in the shape of your own, until recently quite companionable child.”
—Susan Ferraro (20th century)